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August 08, 2013

K-L Board Could Get School Closure Report in December, Act a Month Later - Schools - Bedford-Katonah, NY Patch

A proposed timeline calls for delivering a key report on whether to close up to two of Katonah-Lewisboro's elementary schools to the school board by Dec. 19, with a decision from the board on Jan. 23, 2014.

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The School Board is right on schedule, with a comprehensive Educational Impact Report having been issued in December and a final vote scheduled for later this month.

Closing LES will sting for a bit. That's only natural. But kids are resilient, and they will bounce back, excited by the adventure and excitement of a new school. Parents need to do their part and help the kids make this transition, just as parents do when their kids move up to the middle school and then the high school.

On the fiscal side, the cost savings will be enormous, in absolute (about $2 million annually) and relative dollars (relative to the amount of money not swallowed up by Albany-Washington mandates or union contracts.